Contempt
40 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
28 sections
- A Characteristic of the Wicked
- Causes Saints to Cry to God
- Children of Belial
- False Teachers
- Folly of
- Forbidden Towards: Believing Masters
- Forbidden Towards: Christ's Little Ones
- Forbidden Towards: Parents
- Forbidden Towards: The Poor
- Forbidden Towards: Weak Brethren
- Forbidden Towards: Young Ministers
- Hagar
- Michal
- Ministers should Give No Occasion For
- Nabal
- Pride and Prosperity Prompt To
- Saints Sometimes Guilty of
- Sanballat
- Self-Righteous Prompts To
- Sin of
- The Wicked Exhibit Towards: Authorities
- The Wicked Exhibit Towards: Christ
- The Wicked Exhibit Towards: Parents
- The Wicked Exhibit Towards: Saints
- The Wicked Exhibit Towards: The Afflicted
- The Wicked Exhibit Towards: The Poor
- Towards the Church: Often Punished
- Towards the Church: Often Turned Into Respect
A Characteristic of the Wicked
- Proverbs 18:3 With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
- Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and …
- 2 Timothy 3:3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
Causes Saints to Cry to God
- Nehemiah 4:4 Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.
- Psalm 123:3 Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
Children of Belial
- 1 Samuel 10:27 But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
False Teachers
- 2 Corinthians 10:10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
Folly of
- Proverbs 11:12 Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Forbidden Towards: Believing Masters
- 1 Timothy 6:2 Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
Forbidden Towards: Christ's Little Ones
- Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
Forbidden Towards: Parents
- Proverbs 23:22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Forbidden Towards: The Poor
- James 2:1–3 My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. …
Forbidden Towards: Weak Brethren
- Romans 14:3 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
Forbidden Towards: Young Ministers
- 1 Corinthians 16:11 No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers.
Hagar
- Genesis 16:4 And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.
Michal
- 2 Samuel 6:16 As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
Ministers should Give No Occasion For
- 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:10–11 But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters. …
Pride and Prosperity Prompt To
- Psalm 123:4 We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.
Saints Sometimes Guilty of
- James 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
Sanballat
- Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
- Nehemiah 4:2–3 before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back …
Self-Righteous Prompts To
- Isaiah 65:5 They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
- Luke 18:9 To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
- Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector.
Sin of
- Job 31:13–14 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, …
- Proverbs 14:21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
The Wicked Exhibit Towards: Authorities
- 2 Peter 2:10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- Jude 8 Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
The Wicked Exhibit Towards: Christ
- Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
- Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
- Matthew 27:29 And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
The Wicked Exhibit Towards: Parents
- Proverbs 15:5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
- Proverbs 15:20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
The Wicked Exhibit Towards: Saints
- Psalm 119:141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
The Wicked Exhibit Towards: The Afflicted
- Job 19:18 Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me.
The Wicked Exhibit Towards: The Poor
- Psalm 14:6 You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
- Ecclesiastes 9:16 And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Towards the Church: Often Punished
- Ezekiel 28:26 And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
Towards the Church: Often Turned Into Respect
- Isaiah 60:14 The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Related topics
Contempt of Ministers, is a Despising of God
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.